Breakfast links: Metrobus riders struggle with disruption during service cuts
Waiting for the bus by Joe Flood licensed under Creative Commons.
When the bus doesn’t show
Metrobus riders have experienced long wait times and inaccurate real-time arrival information as the system reels from service cuts due to driver shortages. (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
In station renaming, Metro sides against public survey results
Metro wants to rename the Largo Town Center”station to “Downtown Largo.” A public survey voted down that change, and some riders say it could be confusing as people may think the “downtown” refers to downtown DC. Other name changes have also moved forward despite being disliked by survey respondents. (Editor’s note: Metro board member Tracy Hadden Loh, also GGWash’s board chair, is quoted in this article. She has no editorial input.) (Jordan Pascale / DCist)
175 affordable units coming to Tysons
Fairfax County has approved a proposal to build a 175-unit affordable housing development near the Spring Hill Metro station. (David Taube / Tysons Reporter)
Metro won’t resume using full rail fleet until at least April
Metro’s general manager announced the system won’t bring back its decomissioned 7000-series trains for “about 90 days.” Riders should expect an average of 10 minute waits for the next three months. (Amanda Michelle Gomez / DCist)
Region’s COVID-19 cases could peak next week
The omicron surge in the Washington region could peak, and subsequently begin to decline, as soon as next week, experts say. Deaths and hospitalizations, however, will continue to spike over the next month. (Jenny Gathright / DCist)
The 10-block stretch of greenery in Arlington that’s decades in the making
A stretch of space crossing Ballston and Virginia Square includes pedestrian-only pathways, fountains, trees, benches, and public art. The “9th Street Greenway” has been in development for 40 years, but officials say that’s the point: it’s evolving as the neighborhood develops. (Matt Blitz / ARLnow)
40 years ago, 14th Street Bridge plane crash killed 78, and Metro derailment killed three
On January 13, 1982, an Air Florida 737 jet crashed into the 14th Street Bridge during a snowstorm, killing 78 people. The same day, a Metro derailment killed three people and injured 25, becoming Metro’s first fatal derailment. (Ian Duncan / Post)
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